Two of this season's fancied teams, Chris Parsonage Racing and Ugland Offshore Racing will be looking to kick-start their title challenges and put points on the board at next months Hypo Group Montenegrin Grand Prix in Budva. Both outfits were robbed of possible podium finishes at the season opener in Qatar - Negotiator crashing out on lap 17 and a technical problem ending Jotun's hopes five laps earlier.

BP Ultimate has announced that it is to back rising Honda Formula 4-Stroke powerboating team Locamotion, led by female driver Rose Lores, in their bid for the 2008 title. Team Locamotion made its race debut in the 2007 season and this year, with the guidance of new navigator, Tomo Rich, and a boat powered by high performance fuel BP Ultimate, Lores and her team are determined to clinch the series title. The boat has been given a complete make-over to celebrate the new sponsorship and the prominent BP Green is guaranteed to turn heads on the water. The team will be an ambassador for the brand throughout the 2008 season.